Ephata Campus is UCO’s one and only North American french-speaking outreach. Taken from chapter 7 of Saint Marc’s Gospel, “Ephata” is an Aramaic word that has for meaning “open up”. These are the words used by our Lord Jesus to heal a deaf and dumb man. It is also, we believe, what God is asking this city to do. Through this name, we wish to be his hands and feet, a mean by which he can open the senses of Montreal’s youth to his presence and love.

When Philippe is not busy talking non sense, he makes himself useful in Ephata by making sure that we never run out of Nutella. After studying Computer Science in Collège Montmorency, he is now pursuing his curriculum in IT engineering at ÉTS. Philippe is mostly known for his love of the city of Laval, but what few of you know is that he was actually born on the island of Montreal.

Roy is also known as King, his majesty or even Roi Soleil which means the Sun King. Roy is UCO’s handyman, mechanic and pianist. A technologist in mechanical engineering, Roy is completing a Bachelor’s degree in the same field at ÉTS.

After studying mechanical engineering in Cegep, he is pursuing his studies in the same field at ÉTS. Roy was born in a small Lebanese village, but his life radically changed when he joined UCO in 2010.

Elias was born in a hospital on his birthday. Since then, his interests have taken in many directions: chess tournaments, hockey games, trips and guitar playing. His faith was strengthened while serving in his church’s music team. A graduate of École Polytechnique, he now works as an electrical engineer and serves in Ephata during his free time.

Marianne has been serving in UCO since 2008. Her main job is to limit and contain the chaos generated by her team. She is pursuing her Masters in French Literature at the Université de Montréal with the hope of teaching in College. Marianne also enjoys traveling, but after much thought, she figures that her favorite UCO chapter is Montreal.